News from LO

LO is the central organisation for 14 affiliates which organise workers within both the private and the public sectors. The 14 affiliates together have about 1.500.000 members of whom about 770.000 are women.

The 14 affiliates of LO have independent status, and LO is primarily an organisation for co-ordination, research, signing labour market insurance schemes and creating public opinion at central and regional levels.

In this homepage you will find facts about LO in Sweden and news from us.

Union membership figures show positive trend 2012/01/13

The decline in LO’s union membership rate has slowed down. Recent statistics indicate that the intensive work done in order to inform about the advantages of being a union member has been worthwhile.

Increased confidence in trade union membership 2011/11/14

Despite falling trade union membership rates, a positive attitude towards trade union membership continues to be strong. This is stated in the LO report ‘Opinions on unions and work – trade union membership’, presented at the LO General Council in October.

LO welcomes campaign for better working environment for foreign workers 2011/10/03

The Swedish Work Environment Authority has launched a campaign aimed at improving the working environment for construction workers performing work in Sweden on a temporary basis. On the website of the campaign: www.safeatwork.se, there is information in different languages regarding how to avoid risks at the workplace.

Growth of real wages in the shade of the financial crisis 2011/10/03

In the shade of the financial crisis, average wages increased by 2.2 per cent in 2010. It has been the lowest nominal wage increase observed for a very long time. Despite this, real wages still rose by over 1 per cent, according to the LO Wage Report 2011.

Increasing class differences in Swedes’ holiday habits 2011/08/02

The Confederation of Swedish Enterprise and the LO agree on the practical consequences of the rules on order of priority in connection with termination of employment 2011/07/27

Wage setting does not cause youth unemployment 2011/05/19

Important message from the EU Commission 2011/04/27

Economic forecast by LO economists 2011/04/12

Unemployment insurance funds 2011/04/06

EU must not interfere in national wage formation 2011/03/10

The calculations of today's pension system are based on shorter average life expectancy 2011/03/02

The Power Elite - they all want more 2011/03/01

Labour market policy insufficient for people with disabilities 2010/12/21

Successful drive for equality 2010/12/20

The rules of sickness insurance must be revised 2010/12/20

Revise the rules of the sickness insurance 2010/12/20

Successful drive for equality 2010/12/20

LO demands improved protection for immigrant labour 2010/11/26

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The Trade Union Vow - in seven languages(2007-05-22)

The Swedish Trade Union Confederation - facts and history (2007-05-22)

Privileges and benefits decisive of class and sex

In the fourth report of “Opinions on unions and work”, work-related privileges and benefits are illustrated. Comparisons are made with previous reports made in 1988, 1993, 1998 and 2002. The possibility to take five minutes’ rest from work without asking for permission is a matter of course for many employees. But almost a third of the LO women cannot do that compared to only six per cent of the TCO men (white-collar workers) and SACO men (academics).